Free The Demon Notebook by Erika McGann Page B

going to notice this.”
    â€œWe have to hide this from your mom and dad.”
    â€œ How ?”
    â€œOffer to babysit for the day,” replied Grace. “We’ll take her to my house. No, wait, not my house. Just in case you-know-who pops over. We’ll take her to Adie’s.”
    Sarah looked back at them and gurgled loudly, before getting to her feet once more and striding toward the kitchen. At that moment, they heard Jenny’s mom open the back door.
    â€œGrab her!” Grace squealed.
    Jenny rushed forward, scooping Sarah up into her arms, just as her mom walked into the kitchen.
    â€œYou all right, girls?” she asked, noticing their flushed faces.
    â€œYeah, fine,” Jenny panted.
    â€œI’ll take her now, if you guys want to head up to Jenny’s room.”
    â€œNo!” Jenny almost shouted. Then, calming herself, she said, “No, Mom, that’s okay. I was thinking I’d give you and Dad a rest today. Why don’t me and Grace take Sarah out for a while? You can have a nice, relaxing dinner this evening, by yourselves. You know, romantic, and all that.”
    Jenny’s mom gave her a funny look.
    â€œReally?” she said. “Well, that’s very sweet of you, hon, but are you sure you girls can manage by yourselves?”
    â€œOh, yeah,” replied Jenny. “I’ve a feeling she won’t be any trouble today at all. Plus, I’ve got my cell with me so I can give you a call if I need to.”
    â€œThat’s very kind of you, girls.” Her mom smiled back. “Your dad and I would really appreciate that. But please don’t hesitate to call me, all right? About anything.”
    â€œWill do, Mom,” Jenny called, as she hurried into the hall and tucked the baby into her stroller. Her mom packed up a bag of the baby’s things and handed it to Jenny as she leaned in to give Sarah a kiss. Jenny exhaled loudly as she watched her mom head back into the kitchen.
    â€œAh!” Grace squealed. She rushed forward to grab hold of Sarah, who had unbuckled herself from the stroller and was climbing, chimpanzeelike, down one side.
    â€œWe’d better get out of here,” said Jenny.
    ***
    â€œYour parents aren’t here, are they?”
    Adie frowned at the two girls who stood, panting, on her porch.
    â€œAnd hello to you too.”
    â€œWe’ve no time for sarcasm,” Grace said, pushing past Adie into the house. “Are your parents here?”
    â€œNo, they went to my granny’s. What’s going on?”
    â€œThank goodness.” Jenny sighed, wheeling the stroller inside.
    â€œWhat is it?”
    â€œIt’s spell number six,” replied Grace. “And it’s creepier than we thought it would be.”
    â€œThere’s a shocker,” said Adie. “Everything’s turning out creepier than we thought it would be. What was number six again?”
    â€œThat baby Sarah could take care of herself for a day. Well, she seems very able to do that right now. Take a look at this.”
    Grace lifted the baby out of the stroller and placed her gently on the floor. Sarah immediately got to her feet, stepped up onto the wheel of the stroller just long enough to grab her bottle, and trotted into the kitchen.
    â€œUgh!”
    â€œHey!” Jenny complained. “She’s still my baby sister, you know.”
    â€œSorry,” Adie apologized, “but that’s just plain freaky looking.”
    â€œAnd I’m afraid she’ll have to stay here for the day,” said Grace. “We have to keep her hidden from her parents, or we’re all in trouble.”
    Just then they heard the microwave turn on in the kitchen. They rushed in to see Sarah balanced carefully on a kitchen chair, pressing buttons to heat up her bottle of milk. Jenny picked her up and opened the microwave door to switch it off. Sarah shrieked in protest.
    â€œWe can’t take our eyes